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The risk of childhood injury on Boston's playground equipment and surfaces.

Author(s) -

Marie Bond,

Megan Peck

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.5.731

Subject(s) - environmental health , checklist , occupational safety and health , medicine , injury prevention , poison control , public health , suicide prevention , medical emergency , psychology , nursing , pathology , cognitive psychology

The Childhood Injury Prevention Program of the Boston Department of Health and Hospitals conducted a survey of injury risk in Boston's playgrounds. A standardized checklist was used to assess a 25% sample of public playgrounds for hazards. Climbers accounted for 34% of the hazards observed and had the greatest proportion of significant hazards. The surfacing material in 100% of the playgrounds observed was unsafe. Urban children risk exposure to hazardous playground equipment frequently situated above unsafe surfacing material.

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